Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works that discuss photographs themselves as objects of special interest, including their classification, cataloging, copying, coloring, mounting, etc.
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
"Abalone Fishery #31" 1880-1889, undated
Item — Box 6, Box: 5, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains all largely visual materials, including photographs, negatives, maps, topographical surveys, etc. collected during Nash's research.
Dates:
undated
Archeological Photos, undated
Sub-Series — Box 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is processed at the box-level
Dates:
undated
Cambria Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018-M-1-Bentz
Abstract
The Cambria Collection is a research project conducted by Roberta S. Greenwood, Dana N. Slawson, and Linda Bentz on the Chinese population in Cambria, San Luis Obispo County, California. Most of the research focuses on the Chinese Center, namely the Red House, where the Chinese residents of Cambria would gather for social events. An adjoined room to the Red House is also believed to have functioned as a Chinese temple. The collection is arranged at the Box-Level and Folder-Level. Materials...
Dates:
1870-2001
Chang Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1988-M-1-Chang
Abstract
The Chang Family Collection contains Chinese and English language correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, rare books, printed matter, and artifacts collected by multiple transnational generations of the Chang family, also known by the surname Chung or Zhang. Originating from a village in Guangdong, China, the Chang family first immigrated to the United States in the year 1900, and underwent successive waves of immigration and reverse migration between the two nations over the course of the...
Dates:
1911 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1911 - 1956
China City Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2024-M-2-CC
Abstract
The China City Collection contains materials related to historical information on China City, a Chinese-themed tourist attraction between 1938 and 1949 located in Los Angeles, between Main, Spring, and Macy (now Caesar Chavez) streets. China City was a project proposed by Christine Sterling in 1933. The proposed city of booths and stalls along narrow winding streets, similar to the Olvera Street Mexican market, was intended to be located two blocks north of the Old Plaza. Nicknamed Chinese...
Dates:
1938 - 2005
Chinese Catholic Academy Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1979-R-2-CCA
Abstract
The Catholic Chinese Academy collection comprises three scrapbooks containing photographs, correspondence, administrative materials, newspaper clippings, notes, and ephemera from 1939 to 1947. Materials pertain to administration, classes, and special events at the Catholic Chinese Academy of St. Bridget’s Catholic Chinese Center in Chinatown, Los Angeles, California. The Catholic Chinese Academy was also referred to as the Catholic Chinese School. Photographer Pat O’Malley and Sister Mary...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1939-1947
Fritz Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1996-M-1-Fritz
Abstract
The Fritz Family collection consists of photographs, papers, and artifacts created by three generations of the Fritz Family in Los Angeles. It is arranged at a series level. This collection provides insight into the life of Angelenos who lived in the area of Chinatwon before it was known as such, revealing hidden connections between French American and Chinese American communities in Los Angeles. French immigration was at a high from the 1850s to 1860s, making the French the fastest-growing...
Dates:
1930-1988, undated
George Kiriyama Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-R-1-Kiriyama
Content Description
This collection contains 1 Hollinger box primarily containing photographs, most of which are 35mm slides and as well as approximately 40 prints and negatives, depicting the Old Chinatown and New Chinatown neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The photographs of New Chinatown primarily consist of street scenes, views of buildings in the neighborhood, the Miss Los Angeles Chinatown pageant, and Chinese New Year Parades. Many of the slides are arranged as historical slideshows showing the histories of...
Dates:
1972 - 1981; 2024; undated
Kelsey, Fred W. "Hong Kong" 1900-1909, undated
Item — Box 6, Box: 5, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains all largely visual materials, including photographs, negatives, maps, topographical surveys, etc. collected during Nash's research.
Dates:
undated
L.T. Holman Gotchy Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2013-R-1-Gotchy
Content Description
This collection contains 176 photographic prints of 76 unique images taken by L.T. Holman Gotchy, as well as postcards by Gotchy and other unknown photographers, featuring buildings, streets, and residents of Old Chinatown area in Los Angeles. The collection includes photographs taken by Gotchy between 1938 and 1959 and reproduction photographs taken between 1876 and the 1930s by unknown photographers. The photographs capture the exteriors and signage of local businesses such as Jin Hing...
Dates:
1938 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1951